Texas A&M remains finalist to land 2027 elite 5-star RB

Texas A&M’s the future running back room will be determined by the transfer portal and coach Mike Elko’s ability to sign the likes of Texas and others for top prospects in the 2027 and 2028 recruiting cycles, but so far the Aggies have done an impressive job locking down elite RB commits in the last two signing classes, headlined by a freshman. KJ Edwards.

Focusing on the 2027 class, the Aggies received a prediction to land a five-star running back Landen Williams-Callisconsidered one of, if not the best, RB prospects in the cycle and traveled to College Station on October 4 for an unofficial visit. Still, to schedule an official visit with Elko and his staff, Texas A&M remains a slight favorite, along with Alabama and others, to land the blue-chip recruit.

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On Tuesday, Williams-Callis released his list of top 15 programs, further proving that his final decision will likely come later in the year after visiting almost all of the selected schools. Texas A&M joins USC, LSU, SMU, Michigan, Florida State, Indiana, UCLA, Houston, Missouri, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Florida and Oregon.

Williams-Callis is one of the top running back prospects for good reason, having already totaled 4,049 yards and 66 touchdowns during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Randle HS in Richmond (TX), including 2,103 yards and 43 touchdowns during his 2024 junior campaign. In 2025, his success continued, totaling 3,502 rushing yards and 59 touchdowns on 10.8 yards per carry.

More: Williams-Callis is the cousin of former Oregon State and NFL running backs Jacquizz and James Rogers. At the same time, his uncle is former Colorado State star player and All-Pro safety Michael Lewis.

According to Rivals, Williams-Callis is currently positioned as the 43rd ranked prospect in the 2027 class, the No. 4 running back and the seventh ranked prospect in Texas.